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Nisaba 15, 0230 (P453718)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 15, 0230 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453718 |
| Museum no. | RBC-TAM 090105 |
| Collection | Randy Best Collection, Tandy Archaeological Museum, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) udu sze6-ga2 | 1 sheep, šega, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 tu7 5(disz) ku6 | 5 sila3 soup, 5 fish |
| 3 | u-bar-tum munus a-zu | Ubartum, the woman who knows |
| 4 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 6 | zi-za-zi ra2-gaba | Zizazi, the courier |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 8 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 9 | ka3-as-pu-sza ra2-gaba | Kaspūša the courier, |
| 10 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the sacrificial sheep were brought to the king, |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | kal2-lu5 sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the kallû-official, the messenger of the king. |
| 13 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Kimaš, |
| 14 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bu-la-lum sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Bulalum, the messenger of the king. |
| 2 | u4 hu-ur-tum{ki}-ta | when Ḫurtum |
| 3 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | za-ri2-qum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Zāriqum, royal messenger. |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 7 | ur-{d}szul-gi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-Šulgi, royal messenger |
| 8 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 9 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 10 | szu-u2-u2 muhaldim | that cook |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | be2-li2-du10 muhaldim | Belī-ṭab, the cook; |
| 13 | u4 uzu-<sze3 im-e-re-sza-a> | When he brings it to the bone |
| 14 | zi-ga iti {gesz}apin | booked out of the month “Plow,’ |
| 15 | mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The barge Mara-abzu of Enki was caulked. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
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